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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the youngest member of the crew?
(a) The second mate.
(b) The captain.
(c) The engineer.
(d) The chief mate.

2. On the crew, who is the "odd ball" or the odd man out?
(a) The captain.
(b) The engineer.
(c) The chief mate.
(d) The second mate.

3. What does the captain reflect to himself is the soul of discipline while walking aft on his watch?
(a) Precision in all appearances.
(b) Clarity in the ship's order.
(c) Exactitude in some small manners.
(d) A strict regimen.

4. What order does the captain give to his second when the latter comes on deck?
(a) To watch for the wind.
(b) To watch for storms.
(c) To listen closely for sounds of distress.
(d) To keep an eye on the waves.

5. How did the stranger kill his victim?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Strangulation.
(c) Stabbing.
(d) External trauma.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the captain react after Legatt's story?

2. What does the captain yell over the side of the ship, down the ladder to the body below?

3. What does the captain set to fixing as a repair of the breached discipline on his ship while on his watch?

4. What does the captain discover when he tries to pull the rope ladder up?

5. To where does the captain initially send the mysterious man as the former's watch is drawing to a close?

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